{"data":{"id":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1022","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"17 M.R.S. §1022","heading":"Prevention of cruelty","body":"The commissioner, a humane agent, a state veterinarian or any person authorized to make arrests may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon an animal in that person's presence.","path":["TITLE 17: CRIMES","CHAPTER 42: ANIMAL WELFARE","SUBCHAPTER 2: POSSESSION OF ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/17/title17sec1022.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:28Z","sha256":"77284079c2b5da11331e26fa6a00648897210d9b91c081551d388463c11d1977","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1021","next":"us-me/17-m.r.s.-1023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}